Tweet

Basic Visual Web Design Mistakes to Avoid

Guest post by: Grace Alexa

Article Overview: In web design, there can be several mistakes that must be avoided in order to achieve success with the website. Some of the mistakes often committed by web designers include poor choice of fonts, not highlighting the links and not supporting the content with useful and attractive graphic design and images.

Basic Visual Web Design Mistakes to Avoid

The success of a website depends largely on its functionality and the user experience. However, the visual appeal of the website also determines how well the visitors perceive the web design. The graphic design, colours and images used on the website can help in roping in more visitors to the site.

Very often we come across websites that are loosely built and have nothing much to offer in terms of visual design. If you are planning to get your website designed or redesigned, it would be helpful for you to keep the below discussed points in your mind:

1) Poor choice of fonts- The visual appeal of a web design can be ruined if the fonts used for the content on the site are unreadable because of the style or size. The web designer must ensure that readable fonts are used throughout the site that enhance the reading experience of the visitors. Moreover, the designer must ensure that uniformity is maintained throughout the usage of fonts on the website. Disparate fonts can hamper the reading experience to a great extent, thus, ruining the visual appeal.

2) No highlighting colour for links- Use of hyperlinks within the text can help to a great extent in improving traffic to the targeted page. However, if the links are not highlighted, users would find it difficult to reach out to the particular page. Using bright colours such as blue or red can immediately catch attention of the site visitors and help in achieving the primary objective of placing the link on that page.

3) No images to support the content- Graphic design is a small but a very significant part of the process of web design. If a designer skips the usage of images that can support the text on the site, people would feel less interested to read the content. This is so because relevant and attractive images help them get an idea on what the content is all about and if the image is useful enough, they are compelled to read the text that follows.

4) Overuse of Flash- In web design, excessive use of Flash can slow down the load speed of the site and hamper the browsing experience of the visitors to a great extent. This is one of the major reasons of higher bounce rate and lower conversion rate on Flash-supported websites.

5) Too many advertisements- Another factor that ruins the visual appeal of the web design is too many advertisements and little useful content. The advertisements can clutter the look of the web pages and annoy the visitors who came looking for information with the hope of some valuable information.

To avoid these mistakes, it is important to invest money and time in the entire web design process and hire a highly reliable website design company that understands the relationship between visual web design and graphic design.

Related Articles
  The Foundation of Website Design
  Why You Want Your Design Layout to Look Like CRAP!
  Give Your Sales Effort a Kick in the....Brand
  Common Mistakes of Web Designing
  Common Mistakes of Web Designing
  3 mistakes in selecting a right Web Development Company
  Power of Visual Thinking in your Visual Workplace
  Why Graphic Design is Necessary in Your Web Design?
  How can Graphic Design be used for Establishing a Positive Business Impression?
  Top 7 Mistakes In Website Design
  Enhance Your Web Design With Graphic Design Services
  Tips For Internet Marketing Affiliate Programs
  Business and Graphic Design – Is There Anything in Common?
  Frustrated With Snoozing Audiences?
  Lesson #1: “If you get knocked down, get back up again”
  What is Visual Voicemail
  Using Mistakes Successfully
  Significance of Site Architecture in Website Design
  Design Patent Law India
  Surviving Change The Stress It Creates

Article Tags: Graphic Design, Web Design, Web Designer, Website Design



Related Forum Posts
Re: 365 Foolish Mistakes Smart Managers Make - [quote="litekepr":2v18lglp]This morning's Google Alert held a pleasant surprise. WORTH MENTIONING A List of New Books Compiled by The Management and Government Information Center (MAGIC) Chinn Park Regional Library 703-792-4880Summer 2007 Indicates titles relating to the FISH Philosophy 365 Foolish Mistakes Smart Managers Make Every Day: How and Why to Avoid Them by Shri L. Henkel, 2006 interesting. Is anyone else here familiar with the FISH philosphy? i[/quote:2v18lglp] Congrats on the mention of your book! Hopefully it will drive up sales! For myself, I don't really care for their acronym... MAGIC. Gives people the subtle impression that good things happen at the snap of a finger instead of lots of hard work!
Re: What inspires you? - Put a Visual Board of your dream and look at it for 10 days. And see the fun. Another inspiration thing is to have "Constant Positive Affirmations". This really shifts energy towards your goal. Say it in the morning and before bed. Robert
Re: Top Banner Help - [quote:35xjo6uq]Good job on the banners BennyBoy![/quote:35xjo6uq] No probs:) I agree Online Marketing and Publicity Search Engine Optimization - Web Design and Programming Blogging also may be... Web Design Tutorials Looking to Hire - jobs section Interesting Articles / websites
Re: what position to request? - Hi Michael, Great suggestion from David, or you could try something around a design consultancy, How about Website Design Consultant, Design and Development Manager, Website Support and Development Manager or maybe Internet Business Development Consultant. Ultimately whatever you are comfortable with and good luck for the future, Mal.
Re: What I Enjoyed Reading This Week - July 29 - Nice selection - especially as I was able to go through the three that interested me in a 10 minute-dead-slot before dinner time! Persistence = constantly improving and inventing, not banging the same head against the same brick wall! Visual.ly looks really interesting. I'll definitely check it out. I guess you directed us to the seat belt promo for the stunning direction. I have to say, I always wear a seatbelt - except in the back of taxis...


Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.

Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.

Newsletter

Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!

Name:
Email:

Popular Articles

Emotional Intelligence in Business

Adapting to Technology and the Internet

Suggestions

Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.